Tech Soundsystems 212 compact cab

I just bought a Tech Soundsystems 212 compact cabinet today and I'm wondering if anybody has used one of these cabs and has an opinion on them. I paid £250 ($365) s/hand in excellent condition. It's the model with the second 12 mounted at an angle within the chassis with a front port and horn.

Cab arrived Tuesday and I have now had the opportunity to try it out in two different environments:

It's a modern sounding cabinet with a very taut lower mid bias which cuts through very nicely.

I initially used it with an additional 15" cab for my rock gig and the combination of both was ideal. All my preferred tones came through with plenty of thump in the lower registers and enough punch in the upper mids for a nice slap sound. Perfect for me.

I then used it for a jazz rehearsal and again it was a pleasure to play through. The 12's seem well balanced and I had no problem EQing `my` sound.

Overall, for the money I paid I am very satisfied. Try one out if you can.

The cab is a CT2000. I just got one a few days ago and my band can't believe the sound I'm getting out of this thing. Its very Hi-Fi and packs quite a wallop considering the small size. I'm definately getting a second one, not so much for volume (this one will about cover anything I need) but for double gigs so I can have one on two different stages.

So they're not using them to make 7 times more powerfull speakers (not that the cones could handle it anyway), they're making the magnets 1/7th the size to achieve lighter cabs at the same power as before. Is this analogy roughly correct?

This would be cool but the CT2000 I have now is very managable. I just switched to this from a Hartke 410XL because of my back and I am now in heaven. I'm still going to get a second cab for the REAL loud gigs I play, but this one is doing great by itself.

Good question. I got mine from a guy who has a small store and happened into a few. He doesn't have anymore right now but he said he might be able to get more in a few weeks. I'm on his list for a second one already and I think he said he has several others already spoken for. Send me a PM with your email and if he contacts me with more available I'll let you know.

PS. He also has the CT4000. The one that looks like a 2x12 but is really a 4x12 (2 forward, 2 banked left out of site).

Phat, did you buy yours from keithoflee on Ebay? I just got mine today. It's missing the knob for the tweeter control (just a shaft) though.

As for the sound, I couldn't use the Clarus since I don't have a dual-speakon cable, but I plugged it into an old head I have just now and it's got a pretty noticeable midrange "honk" which I believe is a resonance from the little chamber where the second 12" faces. It could be the head (an old Peavey gu*tar head ), but I don't remember anything similar from other cabs I've tried through it.

It seems really pronounced on notes around the 9th fret on both the A and D strings. They really honk. But I'm used to the Clarus/Acme setup, which is pretty clean, so maybe it's not that bad? I haven't tried it in a band situation yet either.

It's definitely nice and compact and a good bit lighter than my Peavey 2x10.

Originally posted by geshel Phat, did you buy yours from keithoflee on Ebay? I just got mine today. It's missing the knob for the tweeter control (just a shaft) though.

As for the sound, I couldn't use the Clarus since I don't have a dual-speakon cable, but I plugged it into an old head I have just now and it's got a pretty noticeable midrange "honk" which I believe is a resonance from the little chamber where the second 12" faces. It could be the head (an old Peavey gu*tar head ), but I don't remember anything similar from other cabs I've tried through it.

It seems really pronounced on notes around the 9th fret on both the A and D strings. They really honk. But I'm used to the Clarus/Acme setup, which is pretty clean, so maybe it's not that bad? I haven't tried it in a band situation yet either.

It's definitely nice and compact and a good bit lighter than my Peavey 2x10.

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Yes, Keithoflee.

I run mine with a Hartke 7000 head. I've owned this head since 1993 and this is the first cab I've run it totally flat with. I used to dip the 3K slider all the way to the bottom but I've found it unneccessary with this cab. I run the cab's tweeter at 3 o'clock (Yes, I had to buy a knob and a Speakon to 1/4" adapter for it).

I and everybody in my band loves this cab. I have found it a little midrangy at low volumes but put some power into it and it really shines. Haven't gotten anything I would call a "Honk" out of it. Sounds best when on the floor and tilted up at me.

The tweeter has such extended frequency response I'm finding some of our venues have very dirty electricity (noise) that I didn't hear before. No wonder the tone I'm getting has such clarity now.